わざわい

わざわい 【災い 】〖不運, 不幸 〗(a ) misfortune ; 【通例軽い 】(a ) mishap ; 【ひどい 】｟書 ｠(an ) evil ; 〖困った事態 〗trouble ; 〖災難 〗(a ) disaster ; 〖破滅の原因 〗one's [the ] ruin .▸ さまざまな災いを経験する suffer various misfortunes [evils ].▸ 彼に災いがふりかかった Misfortune [Evil ] fell on him .▸ あらしの最中に登山するとは自ら災いを招くようなものだ ｟話 ｠You're asking [looking ] for trouble by climbing a mountain during a storm .｟やや書 ｠You're courting disaster by trying to climb a mountain during a storm .▸ 酒が彼の災いとなった Drinking was his ruin .▸ 内気が災いして彼女は友達がなかった She had no friends because she was shy .｟書 ｠Shyness prevented her from making friends .▸ 口は災いのもと ｟ことわざ ｠Better the foot slip than the tongue .災いを転じて福となす turn a misfortune into a blessing / turn a loss into a gain .